'Treme' creator 'won't spoonfeed viewers'

Treme creator David Simon has suggested that viewers are bored of being "spoonfed" by television.

Simon, who also worked on The Wire, told The Daily Telegraph that his philosophy is "f**k the casual viewer".

He added that he refuses to explain everything during his programs.

"If [viewers are] alienated by not knowing something, I lost them on The Wire and I'll lose them on Treme," Simon said.

"There's a net gain. I think I actually pick up people who are tired of being spoonfed by television and who are willing to experience a new culture in a way that doesn't give them all the answers right away."